Essays about: "palaeoenvironment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word palaeoenvironment.
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1. Stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment of the early Jurassic volcaniclastic strata at Djupadalsmölla, central Skåne, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : From the almost 200 volcanic outcrops in the Central Skåne Volcanic Province (CSVP), only three are of volcaniclastic material. These volcanoclastics, and the transition to the underlying crystalline basement, have been investigated for the first time in a drill core (KBH2) from Djupadalsmölla in order to understand the stra-tigraphy, depositional process, age of deposition, and depositional environment. READ MORE
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2. Arctica Islandica – Annually Banded Mollusc Offers High Temporal Resolution Record Into End Of North Sea Little Ice Age
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Sclerochronology affirms the well-established fact that banded growth increments in marine molluscs accurately record oscillations in climate and environment for the past millennia or more. This study considers how such records can enhance understanding of environmental shifts across the 18th to 20th centuries. READ MORE
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3. High Sampling Resolution Luminescence Dating of Loess in Brittany, France
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Aeolian dust is an important but poorly understood component of the climate system, which both responds to and drives global climate. Recently, dust produced at the high latitudes is also gaining attention as a possible contributor to the atmospheric dust load. READ MORE
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4. The Enigmatic Fossil Hiemalora in the Ediacaran of the Digermulen Peninsula, Arctic Norway
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Hiemalora is a genus residing within the Ediacaran biota. There are just two species of Hiemalora; H. stellaris and H. pleiomorphus. READ MORE
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5. Stratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental observations in the deposits of a postglacial kettle hole, in the county of Västernorrland
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : The increased human impact on the environment and climate after the retreat of the Last Glacial has strengthened its importance in the region of Västernorrland where Mesolithic sites are evident. This study focuses on a multiproxy analysis, where archaeological and natural science methods are combined to test several techniques in a peat sample. READ MORE